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Do Tridentine Masses Have Cantors?


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As I give away my ignorance of the Tridentine Rite. ;)

(at least you'll never catch me saying "the priest turns his back to the people!")

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No, they usually have a choir to sing the ordinary and the hymns (if there are hymns) and have a schola to sing the propers.

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[quote name='kateri05' post='1344246' date='Jul 30 2007, 12:47 AM']whats the difference between a schola and a choir?[/quote]

The choir director in me wants to say....

"A schola can sightread!" [i]Cue drumfill[/i]. "Thanks, I'll be here all week. Tip the veal and try your waitress!"

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brendan1104

The schola is a smaller, male group which chants the propers and ordinary (usually alternated with the people), they use the Liber or Gradual.

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huh. we have an all girls schola who sing at our school masses. usually, they sing in latin.


although i will say that its allgirls because our hs currently has 5 boys, none of whom have any interest in singing :rolleyes:

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Ora et Labora

I sing in a Choir for the TLM, and we do have a Cantor...but he usually just begins some of the hymns, and never really sing a whole song just by himself.

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